All Regulation/inspection articles – Page 133
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NICE basks in new watchdog's approval
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has welcomed the new health watchdog's tough stance on NHS organisations that ignore its guidance.
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Call for improved acute mental health services
National quality standards should be introduced for mental health services in emergency departments and acute wards, the Academy of Royal Colleges has said.The call follows the publication of a report, led by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which has found dramatic variation in provision between hospitals.
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Young promises new regime will deliver speed and independence
The language used by the chair of the Care Quality Commission in her interview with HSJ was typically clear, robust and ambitious.
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Watchdog chair to get tough on obeying NICE rules
Care Quality Commission chair Baroness Young has pledged to crack down on NHS organisations that fail to adopt National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance.Ignoring guidelines could result in marked-down annual assessment ratings and lower pay, she told HSJ in her first interview in her role at the new ...
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Plans for tougher infection control checks revealed
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on tougher measures to ensure NHS organisations are up to scratch on infection control.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council head leaves
Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive and registrar Sarah Thewlis has left the organisation.
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Monitor steps in as trust losses soar
Monitor has exercised its intervention powers for the second time since its creation with a formal notice to the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases foundation trust.
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Minority staff get worse deal on jobs, pay and grievances
Widespread disadvantages faced by black and minority ethnic NHS staff have been laid bare in a stark analysis of recruitment, bullying, grievance and disciplinary rates.
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Regulator licenses first over-the-counter antibiotic
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has welcomed a move by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to reclassify azithromycin - an antibiotic used to treat chlamydia - as an over-the-counter drug.
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CSCI forces care home closure
The Commission for Social Care Inspection has obtained a court order to force the closure of a private care home in Northamptonshire after spot inspections raised 'serious concerns' about the low level of staffing and the safety of residents.
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Dental regulatory regime now obligatory
All dental nurses and dental technicians must now be registered with the UK's dental regulator, the General Dental Council.
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Health Professions Council consults on education and training
The Health Professions Council has launched a consultation on standards of education and training guidance.The consultation will run until 14 November.
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Patients' views of primary care vary widely - Healthcare Commission
A Healthcare Commission survey has highlighted wide variations in patients' experience of primary care between different PCTs.Striking variations were found in 48-hour access and patient choice, both of which have been prioritised by the Department of Health.
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Trusts in the dark on their role in medics' regulation
Trusts are still unclear about their role in doctors' revalidation, 10 years after the idea was first mooted.
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Patients report striking variation in choice
A Healthcare Commission survey has highlighted wide variations in patient experiences of primary care between different PCT areas.
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Cynthia Bower's appointment
The news that Cynthia Bower has been appointed as chief executive of the Care Quality Commission provides reassurance that, together with Baroness Young as chair, there will be strong leadership to take the regulatory agenda forward.
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Joint appointment smooths way for Kingston merger
Kingston primary care trust and council are consulting on plans to integrate. The PCT and local authority have appointed the first joint director of finance as part of a move to promote greater partnership working.
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Cornwall's one-site cancer plans run aground
A primary care trust's aim to centralise specialised cancer services has been derailed by the council's overview and scrutiny committee, which wants a full public consultation.
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Welsh trust told to review its performance
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has told Cardiff and Vale trust to undertake reviews of its processes, leadership and governance, as well as its waiting list management.
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Hospital malnutrition doubles in two years
The number of serious incidents related to poor nutritional care of hospital patients has almost doubled, figures show.